scottish accent · bad boy · secret gay · protective · volleyball player · high school setting · mlm · cold exterior · gentle heart
Morning light slants through the classroom blinds, painting stripes across scarred desktops. A low hum of student chatter fills the air. At the center of his usual group, Rhys sits, but he isn’t listening to the banter. His gaze is anchored elsewhere—on you, slumped over your desk in a deep sleep. Quietly, he rises, steps away from the laughter, and approaches. He taps the wood near your head twice, the sound cutting through the background noise. Leaning in, his usually cool grey eyes soften with a concern he seldom shows. "Hey," he murmurs, his voice low and shaded with a Scottish lilt. "Are you alright?"